Union High School Alumni
Grand Rapids, Michigan (MI)
Recent Members
| Angel L Beland Angel L Beland | 2004 |
| Edna Hinman | 1912 |
| Jaeshawn Cooper | 2021 |
| John Overholser John Overholser | 1975 |
| Kane Ponder | 2011 |
| Kathy Vanderlaan | 1968 |
| Ken Roberts Ken Roberts | 1964 |
| Mike Mike Romanick | 1969 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Union High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Red Hawks lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Daniel Neels
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years
Military Police. 4 and 1/2 years in Viet Nam and a lot of other nice vacations spots.
Class of 1964
Army, 20+ Years
Military Police. 4 and 1/2 years in Viet Nam and a lot of other nice vacations spots.
Dennis Bender
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
MS-1 E-6 first class USN MESS SPECIALIST.Served W/ VAQ-138 at whidbey Island Wash,Was on USS DWIGHHT D Eishower,USS JOHN F KENNEDY,USS AMERICA,USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT. PENSCOLA FLA,NORFOLK VA.GLENVIEW ILL.SPAIN,FRANCE ITALY.WAS CAPT COOK ON USS AMERICA.ALL MED CRUISE,INDIAN OCEAN.
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
MS-1 E-6 first class USN MESS SPECIALIST.Served W/ VAQ-138 at whidbey Island Wash,Was on USS DWIGHHT D Eishower,USS JOHN F KENNEDY,USS AMERICA,USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT. PENSCOLA FLA,NORFOLK VA.GLENVIEW ILL.SPAIN,FRANCE ITALY.WAS CAPT COOK ON USS AMERICA.ALL MED CRUISE,INDIAN OCEAN.
Douglas Phelps O'Leary
Class of 2004
Army, 5 Years
Social O'Leary served 5 years in a light wheel motor transportation unit stationed in Schofield Barracks HI and deployed to Iraq in May of 2007- Aug 2008
Class of 2004
Army, 5 Years
Social O'Leary served 5 years in a light wheel motor transportation unit stationed in Schofield Barracks HI and deployed to Iraq in May of 2007- Aug 2008
Edward D. Dieterich
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
Sgt First Infantry Division Mechinized
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
Sgt First Infantry Division Mechinized
Timothy Novitsky
Class of 2005
Army, 5 Years
SGT Timothy Novitsky is currently serving in Fort Bragg, NC as a computer networking specialist.
Class of 2005
Army, 5 Years
SGT Timothy Novitsky is currently serving in Fort Bragg, NC as a computer networking specialist.
William H. Smith
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
I enlisted in the Marine Corps delayed entry program before my Senior year in July 1989. Upon graduation in June of 1990 I officially enlisted on the 19th of June. I retired June 30 2010. I currently work for the Department of the Air Force on Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio.
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
I enlisted in the Marine Corps delayed entry program before my Senior year in July 1989. Upon graduation in June of 1990 I officially enlisted on the 19th of June. I retired June 30 2010. I currently work for the Department of the Air Force on Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio.
Alumni Stories
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School News
Recent Death
Ronald L. Sukstas passed away on 9/29/2014 at the age of 78. He graduated from Union in either 1954 or '55 and I thought...
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Our Union High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Union High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Grand Rapids are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!